Friday, March 25, 2011

Yesterday, the Census Bureau released its detailed population estimates forthe District of Columbia. This process kicks off the decennial debate overredrawing DC's wards. The boundaries of 2, 7, and 8 will have to shift,which will likely affect some of the other wards as well.

To encourage more resident input, I've created a web application that letsyou do the redistricting yourself. You can see the populations andboundaries of each ward and click to move areas between wards until theybalance out.

I will be aggregating all of the maps and recommendations from residents tocreate a report for the DC Council. I hope that many of you will take a fewminutes to make your own map, both because it's fun and also to ensure wehave a wide range of resident views for the analysis. You can even share themap you create with your friends via email, twitter, facebook, and more.

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Hillcrest Community Civic Association - Every First Saturday. 10:00 AM - noon. Hillcrest Recreation Center, 32nd and Denver St SE. (Usually the Councilmembers who live in Ward 7 drop by at the end for a Council roundtable)

PSA 606 Meeting - Every third Wednesday. 6:00-7:00 PM. East Washington Heights Baptist Church on the corner of Branch and Alabama Ave SE.